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,202. Patented Dec. 16, 1884.

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MlLTOh CLARK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.-

CASH AND PARCEL CARRIER.

STEELE-ISA TIDN forming part of Letters Patent No. 309,202, datedDecember 16, 1884:.

Application filed August 14, 1884.

I0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON CLARK, of New York, in the county of New Yorkand State of New York, have invented certain new-and usefulImprovementsin Cash and Parcel Carriers; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is full, clear, and exact description of the inven tion,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon,w11ich form part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to cash and parcel carrying systems for serviceinstores, warehouses, and such like places; and it consists, broadly, inthe combination, with the main track or way, of a flexible portion ormediu m provided at one or both ends of said main track, and which is ofa diameter different therefrom, and a car traveling the way, adapted tobe removed from the main portion thereof, but incapable of accidentaldisplacement or removal from the flexible portions or media,substantially as will hereinafter be distinctly described and l claimed.

In other applications filed by me I have claimed, broadly, thecombination, with the main track, of aflexible portion at one or bothends thereof adapted to receive the car and automatically lower the sameto within reach of the attendant, and to be again elevated there by uponthe main track.

The object of my present invention is to pro vide such flexible raisingand lowering devices of a diameter varying from that of the main track,whereby theliability of the car falling ott' during the operation ofputting in and taking out cash or articles from the carrier, orinelevating it to the main track, is entirely prevented.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation oftrack and carrier embodying the principles of my invention, and Fig. 2is an end view thereof.

Reference being had to the parts by letter, A represents a main track orway of a cashcarrying system, and a the flexible portion or medium ontowhich the car is received as it reaches the terminal of the way, and iscaused to sink or fall to within reach of the operator who receives it.This maintrack or way may (No model.)

be either permanently fixed at both ends and horizontal, or only fixedat one end and adjustable at the other; or it may be permanently fixedand inclined; or it may be adjustable at one or both ends, and behorizontalor inclined, substantially the same eit'ect or result beingobtained with vany of them by the use of my invention.

Referring to the construction of the car indicated at G, b b representthe wheels, that are properly grooved to travel the way. These wheelsare mounted ona frame, B, serving to constitute the main body of thecar, and which has a depending bracket or hanger, c, to which thecarrying receptacle (not shown) is attached. The frame I, is turned upat its lower end to form at the under portion of the pe riphery of thewheels a longitudinal strip or portion, (2, and at one end a dependingportion, 0, approxin'iating in shape to a heart.

I track and that of the supplemental flexible portion or medium it willbe observed that the l. space d between the longitudinal portion (Z ofthe cars body and the under portion of the periphery of the wheels issufflcientfor the passage of the main track, but insufficient for thepassage of the supplemental portion. This difference in diameter betweenthe two, however, does not aflect the passage of the wheels from one tothe other.

By the construction above given the car can only be taken off and put onat the main track, and it being particularly desirable that the said carshall-be prevented from falling off or taken off otherwise from theflexible portion the advantages of my invention will be apparent. If forany purpose, however, it should be desirable to have the car permanentupon the main track and removable from the flexi ble portion, this couldeasily be effected by simply modifying the order of things, andconstructing the main track of the greater di ameter of the two.

XVhile I have set forthcertain constructions by which my invent-ion maybe carried into effect, I do not wish to be understood as limit ingmyself thereto, as wide departure could be made therefrom.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- Upon a comparisonof the diameter of the main 1. The combination of a main track or way, aflexible portion at the terminals thereof, and a car adapted to beremoved from such main track, but incapable of accidental removal fromthe flexible portions, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a main track, of flexible terminal portions ofdiameter varying with that of said main track, and a car moving thereonadapted to be removed from the main track, but incapable of accidentalre moval from the terminal portions, substantially as described.

3. The combination,with the main track, of flexible terminal portions ofdiameter greater than said main track, and a car moving on the maintrack, adapted to be removed therefrom, but incapable of accidentalremoval from the terminal portions, substantially as described.

4. The combination, ina cash and parcel carhanger c, the space betweenthe strip and the under portion of the periphery of the wheels beingsufficient to permit the detachment of 30 the car from the main trackonly, substantiallyas described.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

MILTON CLARK.

Vitnesses;

EDWARD E. ELLIS, M. P. CALLAN.

